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Pirates Of The Caribbean star Keira Knightley was told by a film director that she couldn't act, when auditioning for a part in The Jacket.
Although she hadn't read one line of the script, director John Maybury told Keira, "There's been a lot of hype about you, but I don't think you can act. You're completely wrong for this part - I absolutely don't want you."
However, Keira insisted on reading from the script, and Maybury soon changed his mind.
Keira told the Sunday Mirror, "He went, 'OK, here's my home phone number and here's my mobile number and I'll see you in about a month.'"
Despite Maybury's original comments, Keira won a starring role in the film, alongside Adrien Brody.
"I think it was fair enough," she added. "I haven't completely proved myself as an actress. If you do big-budget films like the King Arthurs and Pirates they want perfection. You are living a dream. The make-up is always perfect, the hair is always perfect. In a way you are a totally unreal being.
"Don't get me wrong, I love going to the cinema and watching this fairytale world. But I think to actually prove yourself as an actress, you have to touch on reality - and sometimes that's a harsh reality."
Although she hadn't read one line of the script, director John Maybury told Keira, "There's been a lot of hype about you, but I don't think you can act. You're completely wrong for this part - I absolutely don't want you."
However, Keira insisted on reading from the script, and Maybury soon changed his mind.
Keira told the Sunday Mirror, "He went, 'OK, here's my home phone number and here's my mobile number and I'll see you in about a month.'"
Despite Maybury's original comments, Keira won a starring role in the film, alongside Adrien Brody.
"I think it was fair enough," she added. "I haven't completely proved myself as an actress. If you do big-budget films like the King Arthurs and Pirates they want perfection. You are living a dream. The make-up is always perfect, the hair is always perfect. In a way you are a totally unreal being.
"Don't get me wrong, I love going to the cinema and watching this fairytale world. But I think to actually prove yourself as an actress, you have to touch on reality - and sometimes that's a harsh reality."
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